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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 397 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 397
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Manikpur

The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikpur from other places

Manikpur lies about 4.4 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Manikpur
District headquarters Saran 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 9.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Manikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 824. That makes it the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Manikpur village has 397 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Manikpur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Mahendranath Halt, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 4.4 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 4.4 km away. Mahendranath Halt is about 8.4 km away. Ekma is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuchti Khurd (under 2 km), Chak Islam (under 2 km) and Phuchti Kalan (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manikpur today is likely to be higher.

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